brainwashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of brainwash
as in convinces
to cause (someone) to think or believe something by using methods that make a person unable to think normally Terrorists brainwashed the prisoners. Does advertising brainwash children?

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  1. convinces
  2. persuades
  3. brings
  4. attracts
  5. sells
  6. entices
  7. induces
  8. influences
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  • Not simply that there is so much to do, but that the city somehow convinces you that doing all of it is worth the exhaustion.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Consequently, Oreana convinces Carter to run away with her without telling him the reason behind the impulsive decision.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
Definition of convinces
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  • DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Your warmth persuades when details sparkle today.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Definition of persuades
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  • Along with the casting award introduced last year, this brings 10 categories into play before the acting races even begin.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Each year brings with it a seemingly impossible fashion comeback.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 July 2026
Definition of brings
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  • Now, Manchester attracts more overseas investment than any British city outside London and is ranked among Europe’s top 15 cities for investment, according to EY and Invest Manchester, a regional agency.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The mythological home of the gods attracts hikers and mountaineers from across the world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of attracts
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  • While the company sells valuable patient monitoring devices and has strong positions inside hospitals, its margins lag what Danaher typically achieves.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Perelel sells a five-capsule Peri Support Pack bundling a perimenopause multi, omega DHA and EPA, an adaptogen complex and a metabolic support capsule.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of sells
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  • The play, which won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize this year, entices on the page despite seeming overstuffed and curiously decentralized.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • In a European women’s football ecosystem that still relies predominantly on the beneficence of men’s football, Kang’s bullishness to put her money where her mouth is naturally entices.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of entices
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  • Current through one coil induces a magnetic field in the other, transmitting a data signal.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
  • The case drew widespread attention because Dee Dee was suspected of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver exaggerates, fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Definition of induces
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  • The New Discovery Ecosystem Retail Dive recently reported that luxury shoppers are using TikTok to find product reviews and other content that influences purchases.
    — Bernard May, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Alongside the 68-email chain with Adam, there’s the 45-email chain and two Google Docs with Jake Montano, who writes about how his drag family influences his sense of self.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of influences
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